2026-08-25T08:49:43-04:00 2026-06-30 990 2025-07-01 933823213 Rise City Dance RISE 7705969252 240 GRANT ST SE STE A ATLANTA GA 30312 Margaret McPherson Executive Director 7705969252 2026-08-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Margaret McPherson 240 GRANT ST SE STE A ATLANTA GA 30312 215085 false X https : risecity.dance X 2023 GA Rise City Dance is a nonprofit youth performing arts organization dedicated to advancing dance education and providing artistic development and performance opportunities for youth dancers. Through training mentorship professional productions artistic performing conventions public performances and community outreach the organization develops dancers artistic and technical skills while expanding access to high-quality performing arts experiences. Rise City Dance seeks to inspire audiences enrich the cultural life of the community and foster the next generation of performing artists. 6 6 14 70 0 0 0 55509 0 138964 0 1 0 15572 0 210046 0 2200 0 0 0 48875 0 0 9505 0 135805 0 186880 0 23166 14951 38328 0 211 14951 38117 Rise City Dance is a nonprofit youth performing arts organization dedicated to advancing dance education and providing artistic development and performance opportunities for youth dancers. Through training mentorship public performances and community-based programming the organization develops dancers artistic and technical skills while expanding access to high-quality performing arts experiences. Rise City Dance seeks to inspire audiences enrich the cultural life of the community and foster the next generation of performing artists. false false 85302 0 87957 Rise City Dance provided 62 youth performers with high-quality professional theater performance opportunities at Georgia Techs Ferst Center for the Arts. During the 2025-2026 season dancers performed in two major productions-the Holiday Spectacular and Cinderella-and presented featured performances at the May recital. Across these three professional theater engagements Rise City Dance performed for approximately 6,250 audience members advancing arts education and artistic development while providing high-quality youth dance performances to the community. 62702 0 49882 Rise City Dance provided advanced artistic development and educational opportunities to 39 youth dancers through participation in New York City Dance Alliance NYCDA in Atlanta and Regional Dance America RDA in Birmingham Alabama in April 2026. Seven dancers participated in NYCDA while 32 different dancers traveled to RDA after the company was adjudicated and accepted to participate. At RDA dancers attended master classes participated in performances and productions received professional feedback and gained exposure to dance companies and artists from throughout the Southeast. These experiences expanded the dancers technical training artistic development and exposure to the broader dance community. 17801 0 1250 Rise City Dance expanded access to youth dance through high-impact community engagement performances throughout the Atlanta area during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Dancers performed at the High Museum of Art on two separate occasions in November 2025 and March 2026 presenting a total of four performances. In October 2025 the full Rise City Dance company performed at a major NBA game at State Farm Arena. Throughout the season dancers also performed at an Oakland Cemetery festival the Grant Park Church Holiday Market Dance Fest at Kennesaw State University and Burgess-Peterson Elementary School. Collectively these community engagements reached approximately 10,000 audience members while providing young dancers with meaningful performance experience and expanding access to dance across cultural educational and community venues. 0 0 0 165805 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false false 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false GA X Margaret McPherson 7705969252 240 Grant Street SE Suite A Atlanta GA 30312 X Mark Tioxon Board Chair 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Amy Husseini Chair Elect 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Michele Swing Board Member Treasurer 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Meredith Kincaid Board Member 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Ashley Davis Board Member Secretary 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Marisa Hammett Board Member 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 55509 0 55509 Convention Fees 711120 49882 49882 0 0 Ticket Sales 711120 48527 48527 0 0 Membership Fees to participate in Productions 711120 40555 40555 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138964 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18173 0 4889 13284 0 0 950 150 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other activity 900099 1488 1488 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1488 210046 140452 0 0 0 0 2200 2200 0 0 0 0 18616 9308 4654 4654 0 0 0 0 22409 20349 1314 746 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7850 5888 1177 785 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10703 10703 0 0 9289 9289 0 0 121 0 121 0 4743 1760 2477 505 0 0 0 0 29739 29739 0 0 264 264 0 0 0 0 0 0 46237 46237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8357 8357 0 0 1764 961 752 51 Production Rentals 14403 14403 0 0 Costumes & Production Supplies 4745 4745 0 0 Dancer Celebration Events 1404 1404 0 0 General Fundraising and bank costs 3951 198 989 2764 0 0 0 0 186880 165805 11569 9505 0 0 0 0 12718 24684 0 4000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19288 9644 2233 9644 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14951 38328 0 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 X 14951 38117 0 0 14951 38117 14951 38328 23166 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 0 55012 65308 120320 0 0 0 52026 156081 208107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107038 221389 328427 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 328427 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107038 221389 328427 X Part IV Section A General Schedule A - Short Tax Year: Rise City Dance transitioned from a calendar-year reporting period to a fiscal year ending June 30. The organization previously filed a short-period Form 990-EZ for January 1 2025 through June 30 2025. Amounts from that short tax year are included in the applicable Schedule A public-support history together with the current July 1 2025 through June 30 2026 fiscal year as required for the public-support computation for 2025. Part IV Section A Line 2 Schedule A - Short Tax Year: Rise City Dance transitioned from a calendar-year reporting period to a fiscal year ending June 30. The organization previously filed a short-period Form 990-EZ for January 1 2025 through June 30 2025. Amounts from that short tax year are included in the applicable Schedule A public-support history together with the current July 1 2025 through June 30 2026 fiscal year as required for the public-support computation for 2025. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19288 9644 9644 9644 Part I to XII | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part VI Line 1,Costume Depreciation Policy: Rise City Dance capitalizes high-quality performance costumes that are expected to be used for more than one year. Under RCDs established accounting policy adopted when the organization purchased its first high-quality performance costume these costumes are assigned an estimated useful life of two years and depreciated at 50% per year. The policy reflects the expected period of use and wear of the costumes in RCDs dance productions and is applied consistently to qualifying costume purchases.| March 2026 Fundraising Auction 11625 0 11625 0 0 250 2625 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6548 0 6548 0 0 0 0 0 1614 18173 0 18173 0 0 250 2625 400 1614 4889 13284 Part IV | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:| Part II General,Fundraising Events: During the fiscal year July 1 2025 to June 30 2026 Rise City Dance conducted a fundraising party and silent auction in March 2026. Gross receipts from the combined event totaled approximately 11,625 consisting of 3,275 in party ticket sales and 8,350 in silent auction proceeds. Direct expenses associated with the event included facility costs food and beverages entertainment and other direct fundraising expenses. RCD also conducted separate bake sale and flower sale fundraising activities during performances which are included in the aggregate Other events amounts reported on Schedule G.| Part II Line 10,Fundraising Event Expenses: Direct expenses of 4,889 consisted of 3,275 of expenses associated with the March 2026 fundraising party and silent auction including facility cleaning costs food and beverages and entertainment plus 1,614 of direct costs associated with the organizations other fundraising activities including flower-sale costs and related fundraising expenses.| Part VI, Line 11a Rise City Dance will provide all voting members of the Board of Directors with a copy of the completed Form 990 for review prior to submission. Following review and approval by the voting members of the Board the Form 990 will be submitted on behalf of Rise City Dance. The Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Monday August 24 2026 at which time the Board will review and approve the Form 990 for submission. Part VI, Line 12c Rise City Dance requires annual conflict-of-interest disclosures from directors and applicable officers. Board members sign the conflict-of-interest policy and disclose any interests that could give rise to a conflict. Potential conflicts are reviewed by the Board and an interested person does not participate in the discussion or vote on the affected transaction. Compliance and related Board actions are documented in the organizations records